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Yordan Alvarez Wins AL Player of Week, Ties Altuve

6/9/2026

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Yordan Alvarez was named American League Player of the Week for June 1-7.
He hit .476 (10-for-21) with two homers and nine RBI, while leading the majors in OPS (1.080) and slugging (.650) and topping the AL in home runs (22) and RBI (48).
The award is his fifth career AL Player of the Week, tying José Altuve for second-most in Astros history, and his second weekly honor this season after March 30-April 5.

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Yordan Alvarez was named American League Player of the Week for June 1-7.
He hit .476 (10-for-21) with two homers and nine RBI, while leading the majors in OPS (1.080) and slugging (.650) and topping the AL in home runs (22) and RBI (48).
The award is his fifth career AL Player of the Week, tying José Altuve for second-most in Astros history, and his second weekly honor this season after March 30-April 5.